,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bj1 #bjbb,ms4   
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lujn7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
am5d ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce & ,security   
,act ( #bjjg to e/abli% a regional clean
 en]gy innovation program1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,regional ,clean ,en]gy    
,innovation ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,regional
 ,clean ,en]gy ,innovation ,program  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,subtitle ,c ( title ,,ix ( ! 
,en]gy ,indep5d5ce & ,security ,act (   
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agcga et seq47 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #icf4 
,regional ,clean ,en]gy ,innovation     
,program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$
 entity means any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an  
in/itution ( high] education or a       
consortium ( in/itutions ( high]        
education4  7,b7 ,a work=ce tra9+       

provid]1 includ+ a vocational s*ool &   
community college4  7,c7 ,a private     
sector entity or gr\p ( private sector  
entities1 includ+ a trade or indu/ry    
association4  7,d7 ,a nonpr(it          
organization4  7,e7 ,a community gr\p4  
7,f7 ,a labor gr\p4  7,g7 ,a ,national  
,laboratory4  7,h7 ,a v5ture developm5t 
organization4  7,i7 ,a community        
developm5t f9ancial in/itution4  7,j7 ,a
 m9ority depository in/itution4  7,k7 ,a
 work] coop]ative memb]%ip association4 
7,l7 ,a ,/ate or local employee own]%ip 
or coop]ative developm5t c5t]4  7,m7 ,an
 organization focus$ on clean en]gy     
te*nology innovation or entrepr5eur%ip4 
7,n7 ,a bus9ess accel]ator or incubator4
  7,o7 ,an economic developm5t          
organization4  7,p7 ,a manufactur+      
facility or organization4  7,q7 ,a clean
 en]gy incubator or clean en]gy         
accel]ator4  7,r7 ,a multi-in/itutional 
collaboration ( at lea/ #c in/itutions4 
7,s7 ,any o!r entity t ! ,secret>y      
det]m9es to be relevant4  7#b7 ,eligible

 entity ,! t]m eligible entity means--  
7,a7 a p>tn]%ip ( n less ?an #b cov]$   
entities2 &  7,b7 a regional clean en]gy
 innovation p>tn]%ip 9 exi/5ce z ( !    
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,regional ,clean    
,en]gy ,innovation ,act ( #bjbb4  7#c7  
,program ,! t]m program means !         
,regional ,clean ,en]gy ,innovation     
,program e/abli%$ "u subsection 7b74    
7#d7 ,regional clean en]gy innovation   
p>tn]%ip ,! t]m regional clean en]gy    
innovation p>tn]%ip means a p>tn]%ip--  
7,a7 among-- 7i7 a gov]nm5t entity1     
includ+ a unit ( ,/ate1 local1 or       
,tribal gov]nm5t2 &  7ii7 n less ?an #b 
cov]$ entities2 &  7,b7 t c>ries out or 
coord9ates activities or programs t     
fur!r ! purposes ( ! program describ$ 9 
subsection 7c71 includ+ ! activities    
describ$ 9 subsection 7f74  7b7         
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
rese>*1 developm5t1 demon/ration1 &     
comm]cial application program1 to be    
kn[n z ! ,regional ,clean ,en]gy        
,innovation ,program1 to enhance !      

economic1 environm5tal1 & en]gy security
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & accel]ate ! pace ( 
innovation ( div]se clean en]gy         
te*nologies ?r\gh ! =mation ( new1 or   
support ( exi/+1 regional clean en]gy   
innovation p>tn]%ips t-- 7#a7 acc\nt = !
 div]se dome/ic en]gy res\rces available
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 are responsive
 to ! ne$s ( indu/ry1 work=ce1 policy   
l&scape1 & clean en]gy innovation       
capabilities ( ! region s]v$ by a       
regional clean en]gy innovation         
p>tn]%ip2  7#c7 enhance & accel]ate     
clean en]gy innovation2  7#d7 are locat$
 9 div]se geographic regions ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 includ+ ,unit$ ,/ates           
t]ritories2 &  7#e7 maximize !          
opportunities = coop]ation betwe5       
in/itutions ( high] education1 indu/ry1 
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 & nonpr(it     
rese>* in/itutions ) %>$ areas ( en]gy  
exp]tise4  7c7 ,purposes ,! purposes ( !
 program are-- 7#a7 to improve !        
competitiv5ess ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 clean
 en]gy te*nology rese>*1 developm5t1    

demon/ration1 & comm]cial application2 &
  7#b7 to support ! developm5t ( clean  
en]gy tools & te*nologies be/ suit$ =   
use 9 div]se regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
includ+ 9 rural1 tribal1 & l[-income    
communities4  7d7 ,grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,"u ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all        
competitively aw>d grants to-- 7,a7     
eligible entities describ$ 9 subsection 
7a77#b77;,a7 to e/abli% new regional    
clean en]gy innovation p>tn]%ips2 &     
7,b7 eligible entities describ$ 9       
subsection 7a77#b77;,b7 to support ongo+
 activities ( ^? eligible entities1 9   
accordance ) ! requirem5ts ( ! program4 
7#b7 ,grant am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant    
aw>d$ to an eligible entity "u ! program
 9 a cal5d> ye>-- 7,a7 %all n exce$     
#aj1jjj1jjj2 &  7,b7 %all be1 subject to
 a waiv] by ! ,secret>y1 less ?an !     
am\nt ( a grant aw>d$ to ! eligible     
entity "u ! program ! previ\s cal5d>    
ye>1 if applicable4  7#c7 ,adm9i/rative 
co/s ,! ,secret>y may all[ an eligible  
entity aw>d$ a grant "u ! program to    

allocate a portion ( ! grant funds =    
adm9i/rative or indirect co/s4  7#d7    
,non-f$]al co/ %>e ,9 ! case ( a grant  
aw>d$ "u ! program t has a t]m ( #c or m
 ye>s1 ! ,secret>y %all require1 z a    
condition ( receipt ( ! grant funds1 t !
 non-,f$]al %>e ( ! co/ ( activities    
c>ri$ out us+ ! grant funds %all be n   
less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( !          
activities dur+ ! ?ird1 f\r?1 & fif? ye>
 ( ! grant1 z applicable4  7#e7         
,duration  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m ( a     
grant aw>d$ "u ! program %all n exce$ #e
 ye>s4  7,b7 ,r5ewal ,a grant aw>d$ to  
an eligible entity "u ! program may be  
r5ew$ = a p]iod ( n m ?an #e ye>s1      
subject to a rigor\s m]it review bas$ on
 ! progress ( ! regional clean en]gy    
innovation p>tn]%ip 9 a*iev+ ! purposes 
( ! program describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 & 
! metrics develop$ "u subsection        
7h77#b74  7#f7 ,t]m9ation ,! ,secret>y  
may t]m9ate grant fund+ "u ! program to 
an eligible entity dur+ ! p]=mance p]iod
 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! applicable 

regional clean en]gy innovation p>tn]%ip
 is und]p]=m+4  7e7 ,applications  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,an eligible entity %all submit
 to ! ,secret>y an application to       
receive a grant "u ! program at su* "t1 
9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !
 ,secret>y may require1 includ+-- 7,a7 a
 li/ ( memb]s ( ! propos$ or exi/+      
regional clean en]gy innovation         
p>tn]%ip1 ! roles ( ^? memb]s1 & any o!r
 relevant /akehold]s2  7,b7 a           
description (-- 7i7 ! geographical      
region s]v$1 or to be s]v$1 by !        
regional clean en]gy innovation         
p>tn]%ip2  7ii7 7,i7 ! activities t !   
propos$ or exi/+ regional clean en]gy   
innovation p>tn]%ip int5ds to und]take2 
&  7,,ii7 ! mann] 9 :i* ^? activities w 
a*ieve ! purposes ( ! program describ$ 9
 subsection 7c7 & ! propos$ outcomes    
describ$ 9 clause 7iii72 &  7iii7 !     
propos$ outcomes ( ! regional clean     
en]gy innovation p>tn]%ip2  7,c7 an     
assessm5t (-- 7i7 ! relevant clean en]gy
 innovation assets ne$$ 9 ! geographical

 region id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,b77i7 
to a*ieve ! propos$ outcomes describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,b77iii71 su* z education &
 tra9+ programs1 rese>* facilities1     
infra/ructure or site developm5t1 access
 to capital1 manufactur+ capabilities1  
or o!r assets2 &  7ii7 ! clean en]gy    
res\rce pot5tial ( t geographical       
region2  7,d7 a plan = attract+         
additional funds1 includ+ id5tification 
( non-,f$]al fund+ s\rces1 to deliv] !  
propos$ outcomes describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,b77iii72  7,e7 a plan = p>tn]+ &      
collaborat+ ) community developm5t      
f9ancial in/itutions1 m9ority depository
 in/itutions1 labor & community gr\ps1  
work] coop]ative memb]%ip associations1 
local & ,/ate employee own]%ip &        
coop]ative developm5t c5t]s1 & o!r local
 in/itutions-- 7i7 to promote employee1 
community1 & public own]%ip 9 ! clean   
en]gy sector2 &  7ii7 to advance models 
( local economic developm5t t build &   
reta9 weal? 9 ! region2  7,f7 a plan =  
su/a9+ ! activities ( ! regional clean  

en]gy innovation p>tn]%ip aft] funds    
receiv$ "u ! program h be5 exp5d$2 &    
7,g7 a propos$ budget1 includ+ f9ancial 
contributions f non-,f$]al s\rces4  7#b7
 ,selection consid]ations ,9 aw>d+      
grants "u ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all1  
to ! maximum ext5t practicable-- 7,a7   
give special consid]ation to            
applications f eligible entities locat$ 
9 rural1 tribal1 & l[-income            
communities2 &  7,b7 ensure geographic  
div]sity among ! eligible entities aw>d$
 grants4  7f7 ,p]missible activities    
,activities t may be c>ri$ out by a     
regional clean en]gy innovation p>tn]%ip
 e/abli%$ or support$ us+ a grant aw>d$ 
"u ! program %all include-- 7#a7        
facilitat+ ! comm]cial application (    
clean en]gy products1 processes1 &      
s]vices1 includ+ ?r\gh rese>*1          
developm5t1 demon/ration1 or te*nology  
transf]2  7#b7 improv+ /rategic &       
co/-effective coord9ation among ! p>tn]s
 ( ! regional clean en]gy innovation    
p>tn]%ip2  7#c7 improv+ /akehold]       

involvem5t 9 develop+ ! goals &         
activities ( ! regional clean en]gy     
innovation p>tn]%ip2  7#d7 assess+      
diff]5t inc5tive me*anisms = clean en]gy
 developm5t & comm]cial application 9 ! 
region s]v$ by ! regional clean en]gy   
innovation p>tn]%ip2  7#e7 ho/+ ev5ts & 
conf]5ces2  7#f7 e/abli%+ & updat+      
roadmaps to measure progress on relevant
 goals1 includ+ goals relevant to       
metrics develop$ "u subsection 7h77#b72 
&  7#g7 any o!r activity det]m9$        
appropriate by ! ,secret>y to a*ieve !  
purposes ( ! program describ$ 9         
subsection 7c74  7g7 ,plann+ aw>ds ,!   
,secret>y may competitively aw>d grants 
to a cov]$ entity or a gov]nm5t entity1 
includ+ a ,/ate1 local1 or tribal       
gov]nm5t1 or unit ( su* gov]nm5t1 9 an  
am\nt n great] ?an #b1jjj1jjj1 = a t]m (
 n m ?an #b ye>s1 to conduct plann+ = ! 
purpose ( e/abli%+ a regional clean     
en]gy innovation p>tn]%ip4  7h7         
,adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,be/ practices ,z "p
 ( ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all support !

 ga!r+1 analysis1 & dissem9ation (      
in=mation on be/ practices = develop+ & 
op]at+ successful regional clean en]gy  
innovation p>tn]%ips4  7#b7 ,metrics ,! 
,secret>y %all collaborate ) program    
evaluation exp]ts to develop & make     
publicly available metrics by :i* to    
measure ! progress ( a regional clean   
en]gy innovation p>tn]%ip 9 a*iev+ !    
purposes ( ! program describ$ 9         
subsection 7c71 includ+1 z a result (   
activities c>ri$ out "u ! regional clean
 en]gy innovation p>tn]%ip-- 7,a7 !     
numb] & quality (-- 7i7 new clean en]gy 
companies creat$ 9 ! region1 includ+    
clean en]gy companies creat$ or pres]v$ 
?r\gh employee own]%ip & coop]ative     
developm5t2  7ii7 new or exp&$ work=ce  
developm5t or tra9+ programs 9 ! region2
 &  7iii7 support s]vices provid$ to    
clean en]gy te*nology develop]s 9 !     
region2  7,b7 *anges 9 clean en]gy      
employm5t 9 ! region2  7,c7 ! am\nt (   
capital inve/m5t 9 clean en]gy companies
 9 ! region2 &  7,d7 ! completion ( new 

or updat$ clean en]gy res\rce assessm5ts
 9 ! region4  7#c7 ,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+
 out ! program1 ! ,secret>y %all        
coord9ate )1 & avoid unnecess>y         
duplication (-- 7,a7 activities "u o!r  
rese>* entities ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ !
 ,national ,laboratories1 ! ,(fice (    
,sci5ce1 ! ,advanc$ ,rese>* ,projects   
,ag5cy--,en]gy1 ! ,(fice ( ,te*nology   
,transitions1 ,en]gy ,innovation ,hubs1 
& ,en]gy ,fronti] ,rese>* ,c5t]s2 &     
7,b7 relevant programs at o!r ,f$]al    
ag5cies1 includ+-- 7i7 programs "u !    
,(fice ( ,innovation & ,entrepr5eur%ip (
 ! ,economic ,developm5t ,adm9i/ration2 
7ii7 ! regional innovation program      
e/abli%$ "u section #bg ( !             
,/ev5son-,wydl] ,te*nology ,innovation  
,act ( #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgbb72     
7iii7 ! ,holl+s ,manufactur+ ,ext5sion  
,p>tn]%ip e/abli%$ "u section #be ( !   
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bghk72  
7iv7 ! ,manufactur+ ,,usa ,program      
e/abli%$ "u section #cd ( ! ,national   

,in/itute ( ,/&>ds & ,te*nology ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bghs72  7v7 ! ,def5se   
,manufactur+ ,community ,support        
,program e/abli%$ "u section #hdf ( !   
,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,national ,def5se    
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjai 
7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #beja note2 ,public ,law 
#aae-bcb72  7vi7 ! ,(fice ( ,economic   
,adju/m5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2      
7vii7 programs "u ! rural developm5t    
mission area ( ! ,dep>tm5t (            
,agriculture2 &  7viii7 programs "u !   
en]gy & m9]al res\rces mission area ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4  7#d7 ,conflicts
 ( int]e/ ,9 c>ry+ out ! program1 !     
,secret>y %all ma9ta9 conflict ( int]e/ 
proc$ures consi/5t ) ! conflict ( int]e/
 proc$ures ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7i7 ,reports 
& plan  7#a7 ,annual ,report ,z "p ( !  
annual budget ( ! ,dep>tm5t submitt$ to 
,congress = a fiscal ye>1 ! ,secret>y   
%all annually submit to ,congress a     
report t describes ! activities c>ri$   
out by ea* regional clean en]gy         
innovation p>tn]%ip e/abli%$ or support$

 us+ grants aw>d$ "u ! program dur+ !   
fiscal ye> cov]$ by ! report4  7#b7     
,/rategic ,plan ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,regional ,clean  
,en]gy ,innovation ,act ( #bjbb1 & n    
less frequ5tly ?an once e #e ye>s       
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to     
,congress a #e-ye> /rategic plan        
describ+ h[ ! ,secret>y %all utilize    
regional clean en]gy innovation         
p>tn]%ips to deploy clean en]gy         
te*nologies4  7#c7 ,evaluation by       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,regional    
,clean ,en]gy ,innovation ,act ( #bjbb1 
& e #c ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &      
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural      
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate an evaluation ( !  
op]ation ( ! program dur+ ! mo/ rec5t   
#c-ye> p]iod1 includ+-- 7,a7 an         
assessm5t ( ! progress made 9 a*iev+ !  
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 bas$ 

on ! metrics develop$ "u subsection     
7h77#b72  7,b7 ! %ort-t]m & long-t]m    
metrics us$ to det]m9e ! success ( !    
program "u subsection 7h77#b71 & any    
recomm5d$ *anges to ^? metrics2  7,c7 ! 
regional clean en]gy innovation         
p>tn]%ips e/abli%$ or support$ by grants
 receiv$ "u ! program2 &  7,d7 any      
recomm5dations = improvem5t to !        
program4  7j7 ,security ,9 c>ry+ out ?is
 section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t     
prop] security controls are 9 place to  
protect s5sitive in=mation1 z           
appropriate4  7k7 ,fund+  7#a7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb   
?r\gh #bjbf4  7#b7 ,additional fund+ ,! 
,secret>y may accept funds f o!r ,f$]al 
ag5cies to support fund+ & activities "u
 ! program4  7#c7 ,no funds =           
con/ruction ,none ( ! funds made        
available to c>ry out ! program may be  
us$ = con/ruction4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical     

am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9 section    
#a7;b7 ( ! ,en]gy ,indep5d5ce &         
,security ,act ( #bjjg 7,public ,law    
#aaj-adj2 #aba ,/at4 #adig7 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ( ! items relat+ to       
subtitle ,c ( title ,,ix ! foll[+3      
,sec4 #icf4 ,regional ,clean ,en]gy     
,innovation ,program4  4